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Police respond to 2 Friday-night shootings in Hazelwood
Pittsburgh Police responded to two shootings within a mile of one another Friday night in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police and EMS were called to the intersection of Second and Flowers avenues around 11:40 p.m., arriving to find a woman who had been shot Police said she was alert. While...
Giant Eagle employees honored for saving Buffalo Township shopper’s life
Eileen Harvey was running errands at the Giant Eagle in Buffalo Plaza around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. She was buying dog treats and a TV dinner. Then she collapsed in the checkout line. “Apparently, I got to the register and I paid for it, but I never got any...
Freeport Area bus driver honored for 50 years behind the wheel
Terry Bergbigler doesn’t like meetings, but the one he was summoned to Tuesday morning will probably go down as one of his favorites. Bergbigler’s colleagues at W.L. Roenigk successfully surprised him with an event to commemorate his 50 years as a school bus driver with the company. With the drivers...
‘Tunch & Wolf’ walk raises money for Light of Life
Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Craig “Wolf” Wolfley recalled a Thanksgiving Day in the 1980s. His friend and teammate Tunch Ilkin invited Wolfley to serve turkey and all the trimmings at Light of Life Rescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “There were plenty of parties and galas with fancy dinners I...
Greensburg Salem grad’s robotic farmhand keeps cattle fedVideo
If Brad Carr has his way, the time-consuming chore of feeding farm animals will be a thing of the past. For his recent senior project, the 2021 Greensburg Salem High School graduate created and programmed a prototype robot to automatically handle that task twice a day at his grandparents’ Lone...
Pennsylvania hosts state’s 1st national mountain rescue conference at Seven Springs
The national Mountain Rescue Association spring conference, in its 61st year, is making its first appearance in Pennsylvania this weekend — only its third venture east of the Mississippi River. Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County welcomed about 200 guests from across the country and world for the three-day...
Erie Republican lawmaker eyes a run for Pa. governor — with a pitch that breaks from Trump
PHILADELPHIA — Republican state Sen. Dan Laughlin is moving toward a run for governor, presenting himself as a “center-right” conservative who can appeal to swing voters and avoid divisive cultural feuds — and drawing an implicit contrast with other Republicans trying to follow in the footsteps of former President Donald...
PennDOT: Man killed crossing Parkway West to catch Uber
A 32-year-old Forest County man was killed Friday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle as he attempted to cross the eastbound lanes of the Parkway West near the Fort Pitt Tunnels, Pennsylvania State Police told Tribune-Review partner WPXI. Joshua A. Knowlton of Clarington, was pronounced dead at the...
Troopers charge Allegheny County pair after $1 million cocaine, heroin bust in New Stanton
Something seemed suspicious as a special Pennsylvania State Police drug unit on Thursday watched a woman tuck a red suitcase into the trunk of a waiting white Chevrolet Malibu moments after it arrived outside a New Stanton motel. Troopers had the property under routine surveillance as the car pulled away...
Fan picks up breakfast tab for The Clarks’ Scott Blasey at Eat’n Park
Scott Blasey, lead vocalist for the Pittsburgh-based rock band The Clarks, was having the Breakfast Smile and an orange juice in a booth at the Eat’n Park in Kirwan Heights on Wednesday. “It’s my favorite meal at Eat’n Park,” said Blasey, who lives in Peters. As he finished his meal,...
Fight, gunfire outside Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh sparked by child’s shooting hours earlier
A fight between two sides of a child’s family over her shooting led to another shooting Thursday night in front of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, according to police. The fight was sparked by a shooting hours earlier in the city’s Homewood section, investigators said. In that incident, a 6-year-old...
What the world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probe
The U.S. push for a new inquiry to determine the origins of the coronavirus — including whether it leaked from a Wuhan lab — raises a key question: What has China failed to disclose? The Group of Seven leaders this weekend are set to call for a fresh, transparent, World...
Wolf again vows to veto any bills that limit abortion access in Pa.
SpotlightPA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WITF Public Media. HARRISBURG — As Republican lawmakers advance bills to limit access to abortion in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf has once again vowed to veto any such legislation that comes...
Nearby getaways popular for Pennsylvania travelers this summer
After the pandemic forced many to scrap vacation plans last summer, a gaggle of travelers are gearing up for a getaway. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, 63% of people plan to leave their homes for more than two days to enjoy a summer getaway, according...
Mississippi Jane Doe found in 1991 identified as Mercer County woman
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A woman whose body was found 30 years ago in Mississippi has finally been identified thanks to DNA and the persistence of cold case investigators. Authorities found the woman’s body on Feb. 1, 1991, in a swampy area of Ward Bayou in Vancleave in Mississippi’s Jackson County....
Bethel Park veteran has sounded taps more than 1,200 timesVideo
The final farewell is about to be sounded. Tom Beaver opens the black case slowly. He slides white gloves on his hands. Then he lifts the silver-plated brass instrument. Taking a few steps, he moves toward the shelter. The sun is shining. Wind is blowing through the nearby trees. Thousands...
Glenshaw man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A Shaler Area substitute teacher, who the FBI said tried to organize other rioters, is accused of fighting with Capitol police officers and breaking into the building during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Robert Morss, who witnesses said previously served in the military and attended Penn State University,...
Winning Treasure Hunt ticket worth $138,357 sold in Delmont
A lucky shopper at a Westmoreland County Walmart is holding a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $138,357, officials announced. The retailer along Hollywood Boulevard in Delmont sold a jackpot-winning Treasure Hunt ticket on Thursday, according to the PA Lottery. The ticket matched all five balls: 1-12-14-26-27. The chances of matching all...
Forest Hills man cycling for MS Society fundraising milestone after serious crash
Bicyclist Larry Sachs knows his strength isn’t in climbing hills. His forte is making up time on the downhill. During a training ride with members of his bicycling group, he began a descent on Greenleaf Street from Mt. Washington to Route 51. His friends warned him to watch his speed....
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of George Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop. And amid the national reckoning on policing, communities are questioning who should become a police...
East Vandergrift hires exterminator to combat rat problem
Unwelcome guests showed up at a Memorial Day family gathering near Susanne DeFalco’s home in East Vandergrift. “My kids were there for a cookout, and they were sitting here watching rats go up and down the steps,” said DeFalco, 76. DeFalco is one of five residents who voiced their concerns...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 11-13
The Dollar Bank Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival ends Sunday. That’s one of five choices on how to spend the weekend. Final arts festival weekend The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts wraps up Sunday. There will be entertainment on the main stage at Point State Park featuring Sugaray Rayford at...
Unity woman to pick best toy entry at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
A Unity woman is getting a promotion of sorts this weekend at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. June A. Penta will judge the Toy Group on Saturday after three previous stints of examining specific breeds only at the prestigious show. Her time commanding the ring will be quick —...
Violent night with rash of shootings, 2 involving kids, across Pittsburgh region
A 15-year-old boy was shot in Edgewood late Thursday, police said, in one of four shootings that happened across the region. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Allegheny County police. Officers responded to a call at about 9:40 p.m. for a shooting in the...
Pittsburgh police: Man shot multiple times outside Children’s Hospital
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman confirmed that a man was shot multiple times Thursday night outside UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was reported to be in critical condition at another hospital. Correction. 4400 block of Penn Avenue Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 11, 2021 An altercation apparently preceded...
